Aldo, 23, won the title from Mike Brown during his current 10-fight win streak. In the WEC, he’s a 7-0, and only his most recent fight – a title defense over Urijah Faber in the WEC’s first-ever pay-per-view event – went the distance. In fact, prior to the April bout, the Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt posted six consecutive knockout victories and picked up three “KO of the Night” awards.

Ranking a distant second with 6 percent of the vote was Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos, Strikeforce’s women’s middleweight champion. The famed Brazilian striker has won nine consecutive fights since a submission defeat in her 2005 pro debut. The 24-year-old stopped then-undefeated Gina Carano in August for the belt, and she made her first successful defense with a third-round TKO of Marloes Coenen in January.

Earning 2 percent of the vote for a third-place finish was WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz. The 24-year-old stopped Brian Bowles to win the belt in March and earned his sixth consecutive win with the performance. His only career loss came to Faber more than three years ago.

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As the UFC 189 tour made its last stop in Dublin, featherweight champ Jose Aldo was met with a torrent of abuse from the Irish fans. It might have been unpleasant, but it might also have been just what he needed.